The Holy Trinity Lavra is called the spiritual center, the heart of St. Petersburg. The Lavra, which at first was a men's monastery, was built by the personal order of Peter I, and the place was not chosen by chance - it was assumed that this was the site of the Battle of the Neva.
History
Date of creation - the day of the consecration of the Annunciation Church. It happened on March 25, 1713. Only 2 years later, the project of the Lavra was in development under the direction of the architect D. Trezzini. Ten years later, Peter the Great personally visited the constructed monastery and gave a decree to transfer the relics of Alexander Nevsky to it.
The remains could be transported to St. Petersburg only a year later. According to legends and legends, Peter I personally brought the relics to the monastery. Paul I ordered the monastery to be renamed Lavra, and at that time the staff of the monastery included a confessor, an economist, as well as governors and other officials.
What now
At the moment, the pilgrimage service is engaged in fruitful work in the Lavra. It is thanks to her actions and work that tourist excursions to the monasteries of St. Petersburg and the region are organized. Also, if there is a desire, tourists can not only learn from the guide the history of the Lavra in detail, but also book a tour to Mount Athos. After worship began to revive in Russia, workshops began to appear.
Cemetery
There are 5 cemeteries on the territory, and in order to bury your loved one in the Lazarevskoye cemetery, personal permission from the emperor was required. Lazarevskoye cemetery is rightfully one of the most elite. The Tikhvin cemetery was almost completely destroyed, and in the 20th century a necropolis of eminent masters of art appeared on its territory.
Here, on the territory of this necropolis, composers, sculptors, painters and many other figures found their last refuge. Moreover, both cemeteries - Lazarevskoe and Tikhvinskoe, are officially part of the city's sculpture museum.
The third cemetery in terms of the time of its foundation was the Nikolskoye cemetery, which was named so after the construction of the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. It became the most expensive in the 19th century. The fourth cemetery, which became the resting place of the Cossacks, is the youngest.
Information for tourists: opening hours, address, excursions, how to get there
In order to get to the place, you need to get off at the metro station "A. Nevsky Square". The entrance to the Lavra is located just on the square of the same name. The place is open to the public every day from 10 to 17.30, but the ticket office is open only until 17.00. This schedule is open all year round, but subject to change. The ticket costs 300 rubles.
The official web resource of the Lavra is lavra.spb.ru. You can also go to the website of the state museum - gmgs.ru. On these Internet resources you can find out all the necessary information about the schedule, as well as contact the guide and the tourist organization involved in the excursion.
